Month: October 2014

I have a particular way that I use email. I do not like unread messages. My inbox only contains emails that I need to follow up on, currently the count is fourteen. I use labels and filters. I keep on top of my emails. I have a system, and it works for my needs. Google Inbox throws all that out […]

I am struggling to play The Evil Within, the new survival horror game from Tango Gameworks. I do not know if it is me or the game. After three gaming sessions, now part way through chapter three, I can say that I have not had any fun. I am frustrated by the game. First, it is hard. Even switching the […]

Anyone who grew up in the early 90s remembers the battle for video game dominance. Nintendo had become king of the hill after the massive success of the NES. Sega, looking to break in on their market, launched the Genesis before Nintendo’s own follow up, the SNES. The Genesis steadily took away market share by positioning itself as the cooler, […]

Back in August, I had the chance to see Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds in Chicago. The live music experience featured the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir conducted by Arnie Roth and composed by Nobuo Uematsu. I had passed up going to similar events a couple times in the past, but I knew that I would regret it if I […]

I have a PS Plus subscription. I have had it since April when I received a PS Vita for my birthday. Each month I grab the free games offered to members. Most of the time, they sit in a growing backlog that I may never get around to playing. But that it not always the case. Last week I tried […]

I am a fan of skateboarding. I skated in high school. I was not great, but I had fun. I loved watching the rise of the sport on television. I looked up to skaters like Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist and Rodney Mullen. When college rolled around and the demo for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was released, I was enamored. I […]

Having been a fan of the Mountain Goats for years, I was excited to hear that John Darnielle was releasing a novel. I pre-ordered from Amazon, and read through Wolf in White Van during lunch breaks over the next week. The story follows Sean Phillips, the creator of a mail based strategy game called Trace Italian. Phillips invents the game […]

I mentioned that I was forcing myself to watch anime. I made it through a handful of shows and figured I would share my thoughts on three. Choosing what to watch was difficult. It is crazy to see the selection of anime available these days. When I was younger, the only way to watch anime was buying expensive DVDs. The […]

It is a good time to be a comic fan. With the huge success of comic based movies, the genre is popping up in all forms of entertainment. It seems like a new comic based television project gets announced every week. Unfortunately, comics in television have been mixed for me. Arrow has been a solid show since day one. However, […]

Years ago, I did a weekly comic podcast with my friend, Brian. Over the forty five episodes, Two Speakers and a Microphone changed and evolved into what felt like a great end product. Our listener base was not big, but it was fun to interact with our few loyal fans. It was great to sit and talk about our passion for […]